I don't drink too often but when I am really hypomanic sometimes I do start drinking to try to calm down. Must stop doing that. I am on Lamictal, Zoloft and Xanax (the Xanax is just when needed) but I think my dose of Lamictal needs increasing, although don't really want to be more medicated!
SmokeyPoole what you said about alcohol and music makes sense to me.
I thought of another song I listen to all the time when depressed - Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians "Circle" - guess it makes me think of isolation.